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True HFT receives rebates for "providing liquidity" on some exchanges, plus of course when you look at all the memberships and different rule categories for seats on CME you'll see commissions are greatly reduced with volume.
Ok dont want to over complicate this question, assume trader is profitable and manages Risk to Reward etc, we all know a scalper is usually 1to1 or 2to1, guys trading bigger time frames are 1to3 or 1to4. Only referring to day traders not holding for days, …
I assume that getting a new customer on board has a fixed initial cost. If the customer's account is blown in a couple of hours, that's not a good deal for @mattz.
Of course it is not, I was just teasing him a bit.
He has access to the data from his customer accounts, and it is probably easy to show that the half-life period of a customer account is inversely correlated to the trade frequency.
He has made an excellent point with a picture, and his statement was honest.
Getting customers on board has no cost except for some paperwork.
but we do want them to succeed and to have a mutually beneficial relationship that could last for years upon years.
Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
1 800 771 6748 local 561 367 8686 email [email protected]
Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
1 800 771 6748 local 561 367 8686 email [email protected]
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